Unit 10: Healthy Lifestyle and Longevity
Getting Started: How to stay healthy
To be healthy, what do you often do?
Vocabulary:
1/ relieve /ri´li:v/ = reduce, release, ease
Ex: After school, I play sports to release stress.
2/ Immune system /ɪˈmjun ˌsɪs·təm/
the body`s cells and organs that fight illness and disease
3/ meditation: /ˌmed.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
Do yoga
Do T’ai Chi
4/ consume /kənˈsjuːm/ =
to eat or drink, especially a lot of something
Ex: He consumes huge amounts of bread with every meal.
the average length of the life of members of a group of people or animals
Ex: The life expectancy of Vietnamese in 2019 was about 73,5 years old.
5/ Life expectancy
/ˈlaɪf ɪkˌspek.tən.si/
6/ to work-out
to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body
7/ Natural remedy /ˈrem.ə.di/
a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty
For coughing treatment
Use sauna to treat flu
Vocabulary:
1/ relieve /ri´li:v/ = reduce, release, ease
2/ Immune system /ɪˈmjun ˌsɪs·təm/
3/ meditation: /ˌmed.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
4/ consume /kənˈsjuːm/ = to eat or drink, especially a lot of something
5/ Life expectancy = average age of S.O
/ˈlaɪf ɪkˌspek.tən.si/
6/ to work-out= exercise to improve strength
7/ Natural remedy /= herbs treatment
Listen to the tape and read
What is the dialogue talking about?
Dr. Quan advised viewers to exercise regularly.
Dr. Quan advised people to release stress.
Consume healthy food such as brown rice, fresh fruit and vegetables.
Four principles of doctor Quan about staying healthy.
D
Reread the dialogue and decide T/F statements
1/ The first principle is consume healthy food.
2/ According to the first principle, we can live a stress-free life if we practice meditation everyday.
3/ People who don’t eat a lot of red meat are at risk of developing heat disease.
4/ Following to the third principle, young people should practice yoga or T’ai chi, while the middle –aged people should play sports.
5/ When people who are feeling unwell, should try natural remedies first and take prescription medicine only when other methods fail.
F
T
F
F
T
Discussion
1/ Which of Dr Quan ‘s four principles can you apply to stay healthy? Why? Why not?
2/ As you know, Covid-19 is a dangerous and infectious disease, what should we do to prevent it everyday?
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